Welcome to the 10th Coastal Currents arts festival – a month long celebration of dynamic and engaging arts events in and around Hastings, Rye and Bexhill-on-Sea.
FINAL few days of COASTAL CURRENTS 2009! 
We hope you can join us at Talk about the Work at 6pm Claremont to round up the festival… the artists projects and outdoor work will be continuing throughout October.. so plenty of time to still see things!
This website is a guide to all the festival projects and events, including the popular open studios programme, which involves around 100 local artists.
Listen to the first Coastal Currents Radio Weekend podcast by Zara Morris
And the second podcast:
(and read more about Radio Weekend)
We’re currently adding new information and new features to this website.
Come back regularly, and check us out elsewhere on the web:
ARTISTS PROJECTS and OUTDOOR SPACE work will be continuing throughout OCTOBER.. also check out new work in the former Halifax building over the next few weeks.
Talk about the Work, Wednesday 30 Sept, 6- 8pm, Claremont, Hastings, FREE
This year’s festival focuses on contemporary visual arts with the theme ‘hidden Hastings’, revealing new and exciting work by local artists, in unusual locations all over the town.
There are a wide range of events and activities to appeal to all – from families, community groups, and visitors to the area; to arts enthusiasts and specialists. These include exhibitions; film screenings; open-air theatre productions; art trails; sonic art and live music; storytelling and spoken word evenings; an art car boot sale; book art bibliotherapy and even guerrilla gardening. Many of these are free of charge.
In addition, Coastal Currents provides an opportunity for local artists to create bold and innovative new work, visible to a large audience; and the chance to critically engage with other artists and organisations through a carefully coordinated series of free talks and events. It is through the commitment of artists that this festival has become the popular and successful event it is today.
